Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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